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CD From Hell: Bernstein’s Disastrous, Grammy-Winning Mahler 9th

David Hurwitz

If any further evidence of the worthlessness of the Grammy […]

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CD From Hell: Furtwängler’s Pathetic “Pathétique”

David Hurwitz

This theoretically classic version of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth features performance values

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Reference Recording: Classic Maazel in Classic Ravel Operas

David Hurwitz

Lorin Maazel has always had sensational technique and an interpretive

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Reference Recording: Wand’s Berlin Bruckner 4th

Jed Distler

Recorded live in concert in January, 1998, the Günter Wand/Berlin

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Under the Radar: Maazel’s Extraordinary Bruckner Eighth

David Hurwitz

This exceptional performance is undoubtedly one of the reference recordings

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Reference Recording: Stupendous Bruckner 4th from Jochum and Berlin

David Hurwitz

Eugen Jochum’s DG Bruckner Fourth has been a reference edition

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Big Boxes: Rudolf Kempe, Chord Guy

David Hurwitz

No German conductor wants to admit that he’s not at

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Big Boxes: Karajan’s Last Strauss Recordings

David Hurwitz

Karajan was a masterful Strauss conductor, no question about it,

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Reference Recording: Hindemith’s Kammermusik Complete

David Hurwitz

There are basically two reference sets for these works: this

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CD From Hell: Rattle’s Anesthetized Stravinsky

David Hurwitz

If you think that the Rite of Spring should be

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Slatkin’s Outstanding Tchaikovsky Ballets

David Hurwitz May 4, 2025

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Historical Gems: Milstein Plays Tchaikovsky and Dvorák

David Hurwitz May 4, 2025

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Reference Recording: Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto–Argerich Rules

David Hurwitz May 4, 2025

Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann
by Robert Levine
October 6, 2024
Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
RIP David Vernier, Editor-in-Chief
by David Hurwitz
August 4, 2024
David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com’s founding Editor-in-Chief passed away Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. The end came shockingly quickly. Just a
Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
June 24, 2024
He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related